Hardware requirements

**srinivasan** · 06-12-2003, 11:01 PM

Hi

I wish to run knoppix on an AMD K6 III 400 MHz box with 64 MB RAM. Can I expect it to be a decent box for home use?

Cheers
Srini

**eadz** · 06-12-2003, 11:19 PM

It will work.. you could use a bit more ram.
The latest KDE has about the same requirements as windows XP.
Best way is to try it out

**iconfly** · 06-12-2003, 11:53 PM

I agree with eadz regarding ram. If you must use 64meg create a swap file or swap partition. I run a 350mhz cpu with 128mg ram. I tried it with 64meg but it was very slow. Jimmy.

**Dave_Bechtel** · 06-13-2003, 02:37 AM

--Oh GOD, no... XP *eats* 128MB RAM right at bootup. For no good reason at all.

--You can run Knoppix in text-mode if you want, that only needs about 20-32MB RAM. Plus you can do so much more with Knoppix...

Originally Posted by eadz

It will work.. you could use a bit more ram.
The latest KDE has about the same requirements as windows XP.
Best way is to try it out

**eadz** · 06-13-2003, 02:50 AM

Originally Posted by Dave_Bechtel

--Oh GOD, no... XP *eats* 128MB RAM right at bootup. For no good reason at all.

--You can run Knoppix in text-mode if you want, that only needs about 20-32MB RAM. Plus you can do so much more with Knoppix...

Originally Posted by eadz

It will work.. you could use a bit more ram.
The latest KDE has about the same requirements as windows XP.
Best way is to try it out

Right. I was talking about KDE with those requirements. Hmm it seems there are no official KDE hardware requirements.